Trusted Insighthttp://thetrustedinsight.com/Trusted Insight, the world's largest platform for institutional investors with 40,000 LP investor professionals in 98 countries and territories around the globe. 30,000 institutional investors engage with Trusted Insight each week. They are actively investing in alternative assets, primarily private equity, hedge funds, real estate and private companies. Our users consist of pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, banks and insurance companies. 83% of Trusted Insight users continue to use the platform 6 months after initially signing up. Investors on the platform, on average manage in excess of $5 billion. We are a platform for qualified purchasers, not high net worth investors.en-usMon, 05 Jun 2017 14:33:13 -0400
Bain Capital Credit, Investec Light Up CHAMP's Gerard
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bain-capital-credit-investec-light-up-champs-gerard-20170605087/
Lenders to private equity-owned Gerard Lighting are close to sparking a deal, Street Talk can reveal. It is understood Bain Capital Credit&nbsp;and Investec&nbsp;are poised to sign a restructuring&nbsp;agreement as early as this week which will see the firms assume control of Australasia&#39;s largest lighting distribution and partnership network. As this column first reported, Bain Capital Credit increased its exposure to Gerard Lighting&#39;s debt stack in recent weeks, snapping up a $30 million loan from&nbsp;the leveraged finance arm of industrials giant Siemens.
Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:33:13 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bain-capital-credit-investec-light-up-champs-gerard-20170605087/
How To Overcome Structuring Challenges In Israeli Leveraged Buyouts
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/how-to-overcome-structuring-challenges-in-israeli-leveraged-buyouts-20160811457/
How foreign private equity sponsors and their lenders are finding solutions to local law structuring issues - Leveraged finance acquisitions have existed in the Israeli market for many years.
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:50:08 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/how-to-overcome-structuring-challenges-in-israeli-leveraged-buyouts-20160811457/
Top China-Focused PE Specialist Lawyer Frank Sun Joins Legal Firm Latham & Watkins
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/top-china-focused-pe-specialist-lawyer-frank-sun-joins-legal-firm-latham-watkins-20160516553/
Sun&#39;s arrival is expected to further enhances Latham &amp; Watkins&rsquo; Asia and Greater China Practices, which have recently added several prominent transactional partners who advise on private equity and leveraged finance matters.
Mon, 16 May 2016 10:31:53 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/top-china-focused-pe-specialist-lawyer-frank-sun-joins-legal-firm-latham-watkins-20160516553/
Demand For Leveraged Products For Oil Picking Up, With $2B Spent In Q4 2015
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/demand-for-leveraged-products-for-oil-picking-up-with-2b-spent-in-q4-2015-20160323062/
Increasing numbers of investors are being tempted to dip their toe into the energy markets &ndash; and oil specifically &ndash; following the dramatic decline in commodity prices over the past 18 months.&nbsp;
Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:43:38 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/demand-for-leveraged-products-for-oil-picking-up-with-2b-spent-in-q4-2015-20160323062/
Adams Street Partners Lauches Private Credit Platform, Establishes NYC Office
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/adams-street-partners-lauches-private-credit-platform-establishes-nyc-office-20160127085/
<p style="line-height: 18.9091px;">Global private-equity manager Adams Street Partners has launched a private credit strategy around two veteran hires and established a New York office.&nbsp;The firm has brought former Oaktree Capital Management executives Bill Sacher and Shahab Rashid aboard to establish and build the platform. The two men will lead the Adams Street&rsquo;s credit capabilities from a new Manhattan office and formalize the firm&rsquo;s efforts in the private credit space, focusing on a broad array of opportunities in credit alternatives on a global basis.</p>
Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:46:42 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/adams-street-partners-lauches-private-credit-platform-establishes-nyc-office-20160127085/
Private Equity Helps Korea Restructure In Boost For Loan Bankers
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/private-equity-helps-korea-restructure-in-boost-for-loan-bankers-20160121858/
<p style="line-height: 18.9091px;">South Korean bankers say an acquisition finance boom will extend into 2016 as global private equity firms build up their biggest cash pile in seven years.&nbsp;The leading M&amp;A loan underwriters say restructuring among Korea&rsquo;s largest companies will drive deals after volumes more than doubled in 2015 to $8.2 billion. The pipeline is already healthy, with lenders eyeing potential business from at least 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) of acquisitions planned by firms including Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd.</p>
Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:12:49 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/private-equity-helps-korea-restructure-in-boost-for-loan-bankers-20160121858/
Symantec To Get $1B Less Cash In Sale Of Veritas To Carlyle
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/symantec-to-get-1b-less-cash-in-sale-of-veritas-to-carlyle-20160120830/
(Reuters) - Antivirus software maker Symantec Corp said on Tuesday it will receive $1 billion less in cash for its data storage unit Veritas from Carlyle Group LP , cutting the price of the biggest leveraged buyout of 2015 after debt backing the deal failed to sell.
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:30:19 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/symantec-to-get-1b-less-cash-in-sale-of-veritas-to-carlyle-20160120830/
CVC, CPPIB near $4.7 billion deal to acquire Petco
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/cvc-cppib-near-47-billion-deal-to-acquire-petco-20151123972/
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are nearing a deal to acquire Petco Holdings Inc, valuing it at around $4.7 billion, including debt, acco...
Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:53:34 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/cvc-cppib-near-47-billion-deal-to-acquire-petco-20151123972/
The Canadians Are Coming: Fifth Pension Opens NYC Office
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/the-canadians-are-coming-fifth-pension-opens-nyc-office-20151112301/
One of Canada’s largest pension funds is opening an office in New York City to focus on principal debt and credit investments....
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:54:40 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/the-canadians-are-coming-fifth-pension-opens-nyc-office-20151112301/
NewStar adds USD2.3bn of managed assets through acquisition of investment manager
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/newstar-adds-usd23bn-of-managed-assets-through-acquisition-of-investment-manager-20150918165/
NewStar Financial has agreed to acquire Feingold O&#39;Keeffe Capital, a private alternative asset management firm based in Boston, Massachusetts.&nbsp;&nbsp;The acquisition will add approximately USD2.3 billion to NewStar&#39;s assets under management, increasing total pro forma AUM to approximately USD6.4 billion.&nbsp; read more
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:43:48 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/newstar-adds-usd23bn-of-managed-assets-through-acquisition-of-investment-manager-20150918165/
Raboert Zable to takeover as lead portfolio manager of three Blackstone/GSO closed-end funds
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/raboert-zable-to-takeover-as-lead-portfolio-manager-of-three-blackstonegso-closed-end-funds-20150819822/
Robert Zable is to become the lead portfolio manager of the Blackstone/GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (NYSE: BSL), the Blackstone/GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund (NYSE: BGX) and the Blackstone/...
Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:50:12 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/raboert-zable-to-takeover-as-lead-portfolio-manager-of-three-blackstonegso-closed-end-funds-20150819822/
Bankruptcy: Energy Future Holdings Reorg Period Extended To Year-End By Frustrated Judge
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bankruptcy-energy-future-holdings-reorg-period-extended-to-year-end-by-frustrated-judge-20150602267/
S&P LCD Zone features news and analysis from S&P Capital IQ’s Leveraged Commentary and Data (LCD), the premier source of U.S./European leveraged finance and distressed debt market information. LCD’s ...
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:15:22 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bankruptcy-energy-future-holdings-reorg-period-extended-to-year-end-by-frustrated-judge-20150602267/
One of the Three Founders of Blackstone’s GSO to Step Down to Form Family Office
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/one-of-the-three-founders-of-blackstones-gso-to-step-down-to-form-family-office-20150526178/
"Doug Ostrover will step down as a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone and will become a Senior Adviser to the firm... Mr. Ostrover intends to found a family office to invest capital and work alongside management teams."
Tue, 26 May 2015 11:45:29 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/one-of-the-three-founders-of-blackstones-gso-to-step-down-to-form-family-office-20150526178/
StanChart Senior Exec Quits, May Start PE Firm
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/stanchart-senior-exec-quits-may-start-pe-firm-20150407662/
Viswanathan Shankar, chief executive of Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Americas has left Standard Chartered and is looking to start his own private equity firm.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:54:49 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/stanchart-senior-exec-quits-may-start-pe-firm-20150407662/
Z Capital Strengthens Investment Team
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/z-capital-strengthens-investment-team-20150319487/
The leading private equity firm with $1.9B assets under management has announced five leadership appointments.
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:08:31 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/z-capital-strengthens-investment-team-20150319487/
Regulators, Once Again, Deliver a Message on Leveraged Lending
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/regulators-once-again-deliver-a-message-on-leveraged-lending-20141203804/
Regulators don’t want banks piling high levels of debt on companies. But banks might escape penalties if they make loans in good faith....
Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:51:05 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/regulators-once-again-deliver-a-message-on-leveraged-lending-20141203804/
Private Equity Star is Hired by Ropes & Gray
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/private-equity-star-is-hired-by-ropes-gray-20140829826/
The Lawyer Asia Pacific 150 is the only research report to provide a ranking of the top 100 independent local firms and top 50 global firms in the region. The report offers critical review of some of...
Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:21:13 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/private-equity-star-is-hired-by-ropes-gray-20140829826/
Leveraged Finance is Getting Re-jiggered - UBS
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8655-leveraged-finance-is-getting-re-jiggered-ubs-20140815655/
“Leveraged finance is a key business…and one where we see significant growth opportunities in the future,” said William Vereker, UBS’s head of corporate client solutions in EMEA, and Brendan Connolly...
Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:50:16 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8655-leveraged-finance-is-getting-re-jiggered-ubs-20140815655/
Florida Governor Jeb Bush is raising private-equity funds for oil and gas ventures
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8432-florida-governor-jeb-bush-is-raising-private-equity-funds-for-oil-and-gas-ventures-20140724432/
As other Republicans travel the country laying the groundwork for 2016 presidential campaigns, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is raising private-equity funds for oil and gas ventures....
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:50:33 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8432-florida-governor-jeb-bush-is-raising-private-equity-funds-for-oil-and-gas-ventures-20140724432/
Rejected! Banks deny KKR buyout loan amid regulatory crackdown
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/7647-rejected-banks-deny-kkr-buyout-loan-amid-regulatory-crackdown-20140530647/
Three longtime banks for private equity firm KKR & Co LP have snubbed a request for a $725 million buyout loan over concerns it is too risky to pass muster with U.S. regulators, sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Fri, 30 May 2014 09:27:21 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/7647-rejected-banks-deny-kkr-buyout-loan-amid-regulatory-crackdown-20140530647/
Rentech Announces $150M Investment from Blackstone's GSO Capital Partners and Settlement Agreement with Shareholders
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6730-rentech-announces-150m-investment-from-blackstones-gso-capital-partners-and-settlement-agreement-with-shareholders-20140410730/
Proceeds from Blackstone/GSO's investment will fund identified growth
opportunities in Rentech's wood fibre processing business. These
opportunities are part of Rentech's long-standing ...
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:27:28 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6730-rentech-announces-150m-investment-from-blackstones-gso-capital-partners-and-settlement-agreement-with-shareholders-20140410730/
Griffin's Citadel a leader in leverage
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6702-griffins-citadel-a-leader-in-leverage-20140409702/
Chicago-based Citadel appears to be the most leveraged of the 25 biggest US hedge funds, with an implied leverage of about 8.8 times investment capital, according to a Post analysis....
Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:18:34 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6702-griffins-citadel-a-leader-in-leverage-20140409702/
Anchorage Capital Group Raises $160 Million for Fourth Illiquid Opportunities Access Fund
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5573-anchorage-capital-group-raises-160-million-for-fourth-illiquid-opportunities-access-fund-20140207573/
The investment advisory has $1 billion under management, comprised of domestic credit, special situations, and illiquid investment markets.
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 16:28:08 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5573-anchorage-capital-group-raises-160-million-for-fourth-illiquid-opportunities-access-fund-20140207573/
LOS ANGELES: TCW Hires David Dobies for Direct Lending Group | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5379-los-angeles-tcw-hires-david-dobies-for-direct-lending-group-business-wire-rock-hill-herald-online-20140131379/
The TCW Group, a global asset management firm, today announced that David Dobies has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the TCW Direct Lending Group. In his role, Dobies will be responsible for...
Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:36:37 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5379-los-angeles-tcw-hires-david-dobies-for-direct-lending-group-business-wire-rock-hill-herald-online-20140131379/
Exclusive: Private equity firm Ares rejects pitches to do IPO soon - Reuters
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/4012-exclusive-private-equity-firm-ares-rejects-pitches-to-do-ipo-soon-reuters-20131219012/
Exclusive: Private equity firm Ares rejects pitches to do IPO soonReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Ares Management LLC has been pitched on the idea of an initial public offering for the past year, but the firm that had been widely expected to be the next among major private equity firms to go public has no plans to pull the ...and more
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:42:01 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/4012-exclusive-private-equity-firm-ares-rejects-pitches-to-do-ipo-soon-reuters-20131219012/
Exclusive: Private equity firm Ares rejects pitches to do IPO soon
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/exclusive-private-equity-firm-ares-rejects-pitches-to-do-ipo-soon-20131218910/
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ares Management LLC has been pitched on the idea of an initial public offering for the past year, but the firm that had been widely expected to be the next among major private equ...
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:29:02 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/exclusive-private-equity-firm-ares-rejects-pitches-to-do-ipo-soon-20131218910/
2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Powered by Private Equity | InvestorPlace
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/2505-2-high-yield-dividend-stocks-powered-by-private-equity-investorplace-20131104505/
Sometimes combining two seemingly unrelated facts can help you find the answers you have been seeking. In this case, two facts might be of great use for connoisseurs of dividend stocks:...
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:10:42 -0500https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/2505-2-high-yield-dividend-stocks-powered-by-private-equity-investorplace-20131104505/
Hedge fund DE Shaw shuts doors to new investors
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1931-hedge-fund-de-shaw-shuts-doors-to-new-investors-20131008931/
One of the most profitable hedge funds has closed its doors to new clients, calling time on the industry's ability to square vast inflows of money with the promise of market-beating returns. DE Shaw's...
Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:19:34 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1931-hedge-fund-de-shaw-shuts-doors-to-new-investors-20131008931/
Blackstone: We're in an 'epic credit bubble'
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1866-blackstone-were-in-an-epic-credit-bubble-20131002866/
"We are in the middle of an epic credit bubble...the likes of which I haven't seen in my career," said Blackstone's global head of private equity....
Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:13:50 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1866-blackstone-were-in-an-epic-credit-bubble-20131002866/
Hedge funds and private equity are thriving ... thanks to pension funds
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1734-hedge-funds-and-private-equity-are-thriving-thanks-to-pension-funds-20130923734/
Five years ago, it looked like then end for many of these funds. Now they are back and, in many cases, as strong as ever...
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:28:29 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1734-hedge-funds-and-private-equity-are-thriving-thanks-to-pension-funds-20130923734/
GSO Capital Solutions Fund Closes on Over $3.25 Billion
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1506-gso-capital-solutions-fund-closes-on-over-325-billion-20130904506/
Investors in the Fund include a diverse group of domestic and international pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and family offices....
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:42:07 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1506-gso-capital-solutions-fund-closes-on-over-325-billion-20130904506/
'Til Debt Do Us Part: Distressed Shops Seeking Ways to Commit
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1067-til-debt-do-us-part-distressed-shops-seeking-ways-to-commit-20130801067/
With ample capital on hand, many distressed debt fund managers now face a bigger challenge of finding effective ways to invest."You don't have these massive defaults out there right now," said Marc La...
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:24:37 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1067-til-debt-do-us-part-distressed-shops-seeking-ways-to-commit-20130801067/
European LBO Deals Return Amid Private Equity-Friendly Financing Market
https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/864-european-lbo-deals-return-amid-private-equity-friendly-financing-market-20130718864/
After a slow start to the year, private equity sponsors staged a revival in May and June, taking advantage of accommodating capital market conditions to spring-clean portfolios via loan refinancings ...
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:28:47 -0400https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/864-european-lbo-deals-return-amid-private-equity-friendly-financing-market-20130718864/